The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1488: Chapter 1488: Stingy Reward

In the classroom, Ji You shamelessly gave herself an almost perfect score. Originally, she thought Teacher Mu would make a sarcastic comment, but surprisingly, Teacher Mu seemed to be in a good mood today. She didn’t directly criticize the students but instead crossed her arms and said, "I’m very pleased that everyone has a deep understanding and self-awareness. Very good, well done."

Ji You raised her chin.

See?

With Teacher Mu’s sharp tongue, she didn’t say anything negative and even gave affirmation, which meant she was very satisfied with Ji You’s performance.

Then.

Mu Jianling said, "Of course, it’s fine if some classmates aren’t very clear-headed about themselves. After all, liking to brag isn’t a serious flaw."

Ji You: "..."

The classroom erupted into a burst of laughter.

Ji You pursed her lips, glanced at Sheng Qingyan beside her, and saw that Sheng Qingyan felt no shame at all. She thought to herself, "Calling himself a 10 when he’s such an eyesore, he’s not ashamed, so why should I be?"

The score I gave myself was only 9.99.

If anyone should be ashamed, it should be Sheng Qingyan.

So, Ji You held her head high and waited for Teacher Mu Jianling to continue praising her.

Mu Jianling stopped and said to the students below, "Today’s a study session class. I’ve summarized the key points from the performances of the 10 student competitors. Everyone should watch carefully and review. Also, you 10 shouldn’t idle; reflect well on your shortcomings."

After speaking.

Mu Jianling said, "Get ready to end class; don’t bother the teacher if there’s nothing urgent, and don’t disturb me if there is."

With that.

Mu Jianling stepped out of the training room.

On the podium, the holographic blackboard displayed carefully edited videos of 10 students, along with a summary from Teacher Mu Jianling, available for students to freely download and watch.

Moreover, these teaching videos had a particularly nice feature: you could choose between two perspective modes: first-person and third-person.

For example, if you chose to watch Ji You’s competition from a first-person perspective, you could immerse yourself in her view to experience her competition firsthand.

Choosing third-person allows you to, from an outsider’s perspective, think, learn, judge...

The study room was very quiet; everyone was focused on learning.

Ji You was also studying, watching the match processes of her 9 teammates. The first she chose was Chu Jiaojiao and stood in Chu Jiaojiao’s shoes to play the match, which was very enlightening for Ji You.

The second was Yue Qiguang.

Indeed, even though Yue Qiguang lost, his momentum in that match was impressive, very much worth referencing and learning from.

Next was Sheng Qingyan.

Then came Liu Fufeng.

...

After finishing all the perspectives, Ji You meticulously summarized them for each person before reviewing Teacher Mu Jianling’s summary.

Upon comparison, Ji You found that her views aligned strikingly with Teacher Mu’s.

Time flew by while studying.

When the end-of-class bell rang, everyone was still silently studying. The whole training room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; no one got up and ran out until ten minutes after the bell stopped, when the first person stood up, followed by the second, the third...

Then.

Swoosh~

The students dashed towards the cafeteria.

Ji You also rushed out. She was the first to stand up and charge out of the training room. In Ji You’s mind, studying was important, but so was eating, so she had to eat well and learn well; neither could be delayed.

The process of getting food in the cafeteria was smooth. The only slight letdown was that at the braised spare ribs window, neither Senior He Bi nor anyone Ji You knew was there, just an unfamiliar junior student.

The unfamiliar junior, upon seeing Ji You’s notoriously plain face, smiled shyly and, with a sudden scoop, ladled a generous portion of ribs.

Ji You’s heart skipped a beat.

The unfamiliar junior smiled lightly and said, "Senior, rest assured, I won’t shake the spoon."

Upon hearing this, Ji You’s eyes widened, then she intently watched the junior holding the ladle and indeed saw her smoothly place the ribs into Ji You’s bowl without shaking the spoon.

Ji You glanced around, lowered her voice, and asked, "Why?"

Seeing Ji You’s behavior, the unfamiliar junior couldn’t help thinking, what kind of sneaky expression is this? Only the words ’sly’ and ’mischievous’ seemed apt at the moment, causing the junior to helplessly smile and say, "Senior, don’t you know? You represented the school in competition and earned third place in the Alliance. The school is awarding you extra food in the cafeteria by increasing your natural food allowance by 10% as part of your reward."

Ji You: "!!!"

Ji You clutched her heart: "There’s such a good thing?"

Watching the overly excited Senior Ji You, the unfamiliar junior suddenly felt a bit of pity: [Silly senior, is such a small reward really a good thing? It’s stingy, isn’t it?]

The unfamiliar junior muttered inwardly, looking at Ji You’s rough complexion, feeling even more pity in her eyes, said, "Senior, you should check the school’s announcement for your reward details."

Then.

The unfamiliar junior, pointing to the tray, said to Ji You with a smile, "Senior, please move aside a bit so I can serve the next senior his meal."

"Oh."

"Okay."

"Thank you." Ji You picked up her tray and began browsing the school’s bulletin board. Sure enough, there she found the rewards for students participating in the offline interscholastic league.

Upon seeing it, Ji You’s face immediately twitched.

This reward had no monetary prize, no points, and only provided free access to facilities like the training room, body building room, laboratory, reference room, and arena for a few students who won. In other words, the school used its existing resources as rewards for student use.

In other words—

Not a single penny given.

Ji You’s face turned dark on the spot.

The only material reward was probably the cafeteria’s natural food supply +10%.

So Ji You wouldn’t have to curry favor with those serving in the cafeteria anymore...

Ahem!

That damned spoon-shaking technique, she’d never have to see it again.

Thinking this, Ji You felt a peculiar sense of longing, then Ji You moved aside with her tray to make room for Chu Jiaojiao behind her.

When the unfamiliar junior served Chu Jiaojiao, there was indeed no spoon-shaking.

Chu Jiaojiao hugged her tray joyfully, saying, "If I knew competing came with such a perk, I’d have joined sooner."

Ji You said speechlessly, "You really are easy to please."

Chu Jiaojiao giggled, cheerful and carefree, saying, "As long as there’s food, the rewards are secondary. The key is, we brought honor to the school and boosted our own skills through competition."

Ji You laughed and said, "You’re right."

...

After that.

After eating, the group returned to their dormitory.

Ji You didn’t return; she went to the reference room, which was now freely open to her. She felt it would be a waste not to go, and this time, she planned to research materials related to ’Soul Devices’.

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